Contrary to the mess the CTA has put Tibetans into with regards to their citizenship, passport and opportunities in India and internationally, we now have a Tibetan Red Sox, courtesy of China's MLB Development Center!
Congratulations to Jampa Rigzin (Chinese: Justin Qiangbarenzeng)!
Make Tibetans proud!
Boston Red Sox signs first Tibetan baseball player
[Friday, July 21, 2017 20:20]
By Tenzin Monlam
DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Major League Baseball (MLB) team Boston Red Sox has signed a Tibetan teen named Jampa Rigzin (Chinese: Justin Qiangbarenzeng) making him the first Tibetan to be signed by a top-tier professional baseball team.
A product of China's MLB Development Center, the 16-year-old has become the third baseball player from the center to join the US-based big league. Following his official signing with the team he said, “It's a great honor to sign with the Red Sox and I also know more difficult times await me, but I believe I can succeed. Being lucky also means you have to work harder, and that's what I will do.”
Xu Guiyuan signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2015, and two months ago pitcher Gong Haicheng signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
“I will train even harder than before because I have changed to catcher, which means more effort,” Jampa said, who has recently changed his position from second base to catcher.
"He has an outstanding work ethic, and I'm sure that's what the Boston Red Sox have seen. He's very adaptable. Just two months ago he seamlessly switched positions from second base to catcher and the switch was crucial in our decision to sign him,” said Red Sox scout Louie Lin.
Born in 2001 to a working-class family in Meldroghongkar (Maizhokunggar) County, East of Lhasa, provincial capital of Tibetan Autonomous Region, he joined the Beijing Dacheng School baseball at age 6.
He is set to leave for the US by August end and will train with the Red Sox’s Gulf Coast League, a rookie level minor league affiliate with the team in Florida.
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